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Press Release on FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2016 Contact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711 akennedy@saferoads.org Senate Appropriators Once Again Cede to Corporate Trucking Lobbyists – Another Rewrite of the Safety Rule on Tired Truckers This Year’s Industry Provision is Broader, Bolder and More Brazen For the Last 3 Years Trucking Industry Lobbyists Have Penned the Legislation on Truck Drivers’ Hours Behind Closed Doors and…

Statement by Safety Groups to House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Passage of Highway Reauthorization Bill

REACTION BY SAFETY GROUPS TO HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION AND REFORM ACT (H.R. 3763) October 22, 2015 Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee debated and voted to send H.R. 3763, The Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, to the House floor for consideration. The multi-year, multi-billion dollar legislation contains provisions that will…

Selfie culture finds dangerous place behind the wheel

Selfie culture finds dangerous place behind the wheel By Autumn Cafiero Giusti A 29-year-old driver in Maine made headlines in August after crashing his car into a tree while attempting to take a selfie with his friends, injuring several of them. The car was full of passengers, all in their 20s and 30s. Two of the seven passengers’ injuries were…

Wyoming

0 IN 2021 MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES 0 TEN-YEAR TOTAL 1000000 ANNUAL ECONOMIC COST OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES Wyoming Rating: Danger Wyoming falls dangerously behind in adoption of Advocates’ recommended optimal laws, as reported in the 2022 Roadmap Report. Highway Safety Laws Needed Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Laws (Front & Rear) All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law Rear Facing Through Age 2 Law…